Fence



(No Model.)

T. WILSON FENCE.

No. 301,548. Patented July 8, 1884.

Humm-m1 WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT Ormea THOMAS E. VILSON, OFFABMLAND, INDIANA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,548, dated July 8,1884.

Application filed July 24, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom zizi may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. WILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Farmland, in the county of Randolph and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful i Improvements in Fences, of whichthe follow- ATo ing is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class oi' fences known as farm-fences ,77.and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of thesame, as herein described and claimed.

rI'he object of my invention is to construct a combination straight-lineand zigzag fence, such as are commonly used for inclosing stock animals,that shall be simple in construction and durable.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a fencehaving my improvement. Fig. 2 is a rear View of the same. 3 illustratesthe metal pieces used at the .points of fastening posts and planks.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar parts are indicated bysimilar letters, A represents the fence, having the posts c, to whichthe upper planks or rails, Z1, are secured, and the posts a', to whichthe lower rails, b', are fastened, tliesaid posts being preferablysquare in crosssection.

In constructing the fence one or more of the posts of a section of fencemay be set inthe i ground to a suitable depth, the others being eachplaced on a stone foundation, e, the fence being thus secured iirmly'inposition. The use of the stone 'foundations for the posts is advisablein places where the groundis soft or marshy. I.I/'hen placed on a stone,e, theA post is fastened and sustained by iron rods e',

passing through apertures j' in the lower part of the post, the out-erends oi' said rods being secured in the stone foundation. The posts areso arranged that the lower planks, b, secured thereto, take a zigzagcourse, while the upper planks, b, are fixed in a direct line. As shownin Fig. l, the middle post c is out oi' a direct line passing throughposts al, and two sets oi' rails I1' extend from said post a to posts c.

Two other posts a. are set at points about midway of the rails b", andto the upper parts of these posts are fastened the upper rails, b, thesebeing further secured and braced by means oi' a cap-piece, c, fastenedto the top of central post c and to the uppermost rail b, and a verticalpiece, c', fastened to and connecting said rails b, as shown. The metalpieces d are placed between the posts and planks at points of fastening,so that those parts are held somewhat apart, and no moisture isAretained between them. The said pieces d are recessed or notched attheir ends to lit, against the corners of the posts, and are perforatedfor nails to pass through them. They may be made round in section, as atg, or rounded on the upper sides, g', which are most exposed to rain,&c. (See Fig. 3.) The nails are driven through the planks and throughthe apertures in the metal pieces d into the posts, the corners of whichit in the notches of said pieces.

By this construction of the fence all animals are effectually preventedAfrom leaping over the fence, either to encroach upon the inclosedground or to escape from the inclosure, and a durable fence of simpleconstruction is provided.

.1. In combination with the posts and horizontal rails of a fence, theperforated notched metal pieces d, placed between the posts and therails or planks at the points where such parts are fastened together,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a fence, the combination of the posts c and a', the lower rails orplanks, t', placed in a zigzag course, the upper rails placed in adirect line and secured by cap-piece c and vertical piece c', and thenotched metal pieces placed between the posts and the rails at thepoints of fastening, substantially as set forth and described. y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS E. VILSON.

Witnesses:

D. I. IIoLLowAY, H. J. ENGLAND.

